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Orange County Social Entrepreneurship Competition reaches out to the international community to solve the world’s social problems

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“We are setting up the center to help people figure out how to open a business and be socially sustainable,” Fredrickson said. “Many people don’t know how to setup a business, we want to open up community outreach. Many services

will be free. People can come for research and figure out new opportunities to start a business.” For more information visit www.entrepreneurship.saddleback.edu

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nesses could have lasting ramifications for people, issues and the economy.” Fredrickson has been working on the showcase for three months. “We’re trying to be a leader in the social entrepreneurship movement. The new way to look at business plans is for the triple bottom line. The first bottom line is to make a profit. The second is to ask what are you doing for people. The third is what is the business doing for the environment,” Fredrickson said. “All plans have to have a social aspect. Think of all the social issues homelessness, hunger, women sex trade, veteran unemployment. What issue is the business going to solve and can they make it sustainable” According to the Stanford Social Innovation Review 2013 www.ssireview. org, “The social entrepreneur is a tenacious leader with a pragmatic vision and a solution that address a clear social problem. Social entrepreneurs address systems — not just the symptoms of a problem they seek to address, and their business model prioritizes social impact while generating a sustainable funding stream.” Saddleback has also opened and entrepreneurship center which hosts classes, seminars and resources available to the community. The classes are a part of the Community Education program in response to community needs.

Learning Resource Center tutoring reported a dramatic increase in students serviced and enrolled in the tutoring program over the last year in a presentation given to the Board of Trustees April 28 at Saddleback College. “Tutoring is vital to students for a few reasons,” said Christina Hinkle, a faculty tutorial specialist with the LRC Tutoring Program. “It really prepares the students and allows them to interact with the faculty in a relaxed setting.” From fall 2012 to fall 2013, the number of students enrolled in the LRC’s tutoring class increased from 2,292 to 3,243, an increase of 41 percent. Student hours served also increased from 25,067 hours served in fall 2012 to 51, 879 hours in fall 2013, an increase of 106 percent. “It’s an immense program and it’s growing,” Hinkle said. Along with the increase in student hours, the tutoring program has also increased the amount of faculty available. “We now have a faculty member available during every hour of tutoring,” she said. The inclusion of more faculty members has allowed for new classes such as Crunch Time, a special tutoring session designed to get students ready for finals and important exams. Increased faculty participation also helped spur new ideas and creative thinking within the program. “The faculty bring with them these new ideas. I’ve been here 28 years and these last two years I’ve been amazed,” said Patty Weekes, director of LRC Tutoring. “Usually during crunch time we’re all freaking out. It’s so amaazing to walk in during crunch time and see all the students and faculty working together.” While normal students are a priority, student athletes are also assisted through their own unique program. The Program Assisting Student-Athlete Success

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he Orange County Social Entrepreneurship Competition Showcase finalists will be presenting their sustainable business plans to the public at the UC Irvine on May 10 at 9:30 a.m. Finalists were chosen May 2 with applicants from nine countries, 13 states and over 30 cities in California. “Social entrepreneurship is so important because generating sustainable businesses that do social good often end up needing donations. Everybody is begging for the same finite pot of money. This is about businesses with their own profits not worrying about philanthropy and donations,” Dr. Scott Frederickson, executive director of the Entrepreneurship & Innovation Learning Center at Saddleback College, said. The competition allows the international community to pitch sustainable business ideas with a motive for social change. Based off the Michigan Entrepreneurship Challenge, Saddleback College organized and administered the Orange County competition and opened it to communities internationally. This is the first time the Social Entrepreneurship Competition has been done on an international level. “There are so many reasons to be excited. First is that we get to find new ways to solve social problems. We should utilize the free market in our democratic system and look at the power of free market and business knowledge to help solve problems,” Saddleback College President Todd Burnett said. “This is a great opportunity and the chance of a lifetime. We encourage everyone to come forward with ideas. These busi-

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Michael Horrell, 26, civil engineering major helps his friend Peter Laurente, 26, kinesiology major, prepare for his algebra exam in the LRC at Saddleback College. (PASS) was created not only to have open study and tutoring hours for all athletes, but to improve their self-confidence and preparation. “We’re fighting on two fronts,” said Hinkle. “I’ve seen a dramatic change in our students. Not only are they not prepared, they also lack the confidence.” Since the creation of the PASS program, 40 percent of all student athletes made the honor roll in fall 2013, the highest in any year of Saddleback’s history. Hinkle credits it to how a community has formed around the tutoring program. “It’s really turned into an authentic learning com-

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munity,” Hinkle said. The Board of Trustees reacted favorably to the presentation and the results, with Trustee Timothy Jemal stating that he’s “a big believer in tutoring.” However, for the program to succeed, funding is essential. Hinkle reiterated that point in the meeting. “Money. Money to expand the supplemental instruction in science, math and basic English programs,” she said. “Online tutoring as well.” Enrollment in the Tu300 class is required to receive tutoring from the LRC, and students can enroll at any time during the school year.

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Laziness and a lack of self-efficacy are two reasons why people do not exercise much, according to UC Irvine doctoral student Svetlana Bershadsky during PsychWeek, May 1 at Saddleback College. The talk was designed to examine “the psychological influences in exercise,” and why people do not exercise despite knowing the health benefits. “Physical inactivity has been identified as a health risk,” he said. “The Department of Health released guidelines for physical activity. It includes one hour or more of physical activity, three days a week.” Bershadsky’s research suggests that these guidelines are not being met, especially by young people, and he claimed claimed that only 17 percent of adolescents and young people got one hour or more of physical activity three times a week. Bershadsky’s research also suggests that while exercise and physical activity improves mood, relieves stress and helps self-esteem, people are discouraged from working out by scheduling conflicts, laziness, access to facilities and self-efficacy. She added that the last element is key. Self-efficacy is the state where a person knows they can accomplish a goal or complete a task. Bershadsky’s research studied this, as well as psychological “effect,” in order to determine how people’s psychological states affected their willingness to be physically active. One theory brought up was the Theory of Planned Behavior, suggesting that attitudes toward behaviors, subjective norms and perceived behavioral control all factor into whether or not someone will exercise. Bershadsky, along with a team of experts from UCI, did two studies gauging exercise and psychological affect. In both studies, subjects felt better when exercising as opposed to staying inactive. However, most of the test subjects either did not continue to exercise over long periods of time or stopped participating in the study. Bershadsky attributes this to habits and subjects not being monitored when they exercised at home. “We lost a lot of participants when they worked out at home. Many of them were not exercising at all, or gave incorrect data,” Bershadsky said. She also attributed this to people’s dispositions. “There’s research to suggest that how we are feeling during exercise, relates to our disposition,” she said. “What’s missing in the research, so far, is whether or not your affect is stable overtime.” Bershadsky recommended that positive reinforcement for physical activity came at an early stage in order to create habits that were beneficial to one’s physical and mental health. “We need to provide the necessary equipment and encouragement,” Bershadsky said.

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Academic senate suggests an advisory board for campus security camera system KAYLEE JOHNSTON

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The proposed public safety camera system board policy was approved unanimously during the Saddleback College Academic Senate meeting on April 16. During the discussion of the camera system, the meeting attendees discussed the possibility of an advisory board who would monitor the systems, however moved forward with the policy that would be enforced for the whole South Orange County Community College District. According to the written policy, “these cameras can be used for detecting and deterring crime, to help safeguard against potential threats to the public, to help manage emergency response situations during natural and man-made disasters and to assist District officials in providing services to the college community.” Academic Senate Past President Bob Cosgrove said during the meeting that any addition of a campus camera system should be mentioned in the Student Handbook. Although the board policy is just now becoming written, there are already 47 cameras located on the Saddleback campus. According to Chief of Police Christopher Wilkinson, however, no more cameras are to be installed or changes made

until the board policy is officially approved. “It’s a policy we’ve always had in law enforcement, so we’ve been abiding by this,” Chief of Police Christopher Wilkinson said. “They’re using our existing policy that both police departments have had for awhile. It’s fair and equitable, and now we have something in writing.” The cameras are Advidia IP video cameras from Video Insight, a company used by various other universities as well as K-12 schools. Saddleback was a case study for Video Insight, having had no public camera system prior. The cameras are not monitored 24/7 and are activated solely by movement. Only Wilkinson and ITs have access to downloading the raw footage. Other police staff can view the footage and print still shots based on the procedures and policies in place. “The public safety cameras has been a solution on universities and schools K-12 for a decade plus -- it’s been quite common,” Wilkinson said. “After the Sandy Hook incident, there’s a more heightened awareness so as a group -- when I say group, as a college team, everybody, regardless of title -- we needed another tool to enhance or ability to respond and get an idea of what’s going on the campus to enhance safety.” There are multiple types of

cameras available from Video Insight, some even having audio ability. The Advidia A-44 IR camera has two-way audio ability when manually turned on. Currently there are five A-44 IR cameras on campus located near some of the main public doors of the buildings. During the Academic Senate meeting, some concerns arose about the placement of the cameras and the necessity of them. “There are some campus security issues and there are some Big Brother issues,” Scott Fredrickson, business/entrepreneurship instructor, said. Academic Senate President Dan Walsh assured the placement of the cameras to be only in public places of the campus, not found in classrooms or offices so as to not disrupt the Fourth Amendment. “This solution is the most advanced technology now in the market, so it’s kind of exciting because we’re able to come in here and take the latest working state-of-the-art technology that’s all brand new,” Wilkinson said. With concerns arising about campus safety during school hours and after, the campus police department brought a presentation about the implementation of a public safety camera system to the Board of Trustees. Wilkinson brought up the idea after having worked in other districts that already

carry the public safety camera systems. “I’ve been having cameras for 10 years at other districts, and so we’re just now catching up,” Wilkinson said. “It’s nice that we get newer technology.” The first tested area with the cameras was the Child Development Center that has 17 of the cameras. “We met with the director, we met with the staff, we go, ‘What do you need? Tell us how you want this solution to work.’ We literally walked the buildings and we said, ‘We can take this technology and put it here and you’ll be able to get this,’” Wilkinson said. “It takes a lot of work and planning on paper so the cameras overlap.” The overlapping of cameras is used to assure a 360-degree view of the public areas, creating a safer environment without any hidden crevices, according to Wilkinson. Having gotten a good response from those in the Child Development Center and visitors of the center, the cameras have made way through campus, being used for multiple problems that may arise. The cameras have so far already assisted in the shooter exercise that was held as well as a mental health issue, said the report put out by Video Insight after the case study was complete. The systems are being used for a variety of things, such as

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Observing: An Advidia IP video camera outside the LRC stairwell, one of the 47 cameras on campus traffic concerns/accidents, mechanical safety issues, emergency management, etc. “It’s not just the solution of enhanced personal safety for the students and faculty,”

Wilkinson said. “If there’s a major incident, we can look at the cameras and decide how we’re going to respond to that incident.” kjohnston.lariat@gmail.com

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21-year-old student wins a prestigious award meldrick molano

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We like to make examples of our students at Saddleback College. These examples vary widely across the spectrum, but without a doubt the fact remains that our body of scholars are always offering new and compelling stories to follow or catalogue. Saddleback College Honors Student Daisy Bautista has drawn the attention of her peers and professors during her pursuit of higher learning. She meets us in the cafeteria above the school store where we pass her colleagues who flag her down to say hello. The 21-year-old American history major has established herself as a leader amongst peers. With such topics as the ‘origins of the double-standard found in ancient Aztecs’, to the ‘development of femininity in gang culture,’ her research work has been featured in conferences held at UC Irvine where faculty and students alike have come to appreciate her findings. So much so that Bautista has been awarded the prestigious Juan Lara Scholarship by the University of Irvine. The scholarship awards $2,500 for demonstrating exemplary academic participation as well as outreach in state-sponsored programs. Bautista’s family is from Michoacán, Mexico. She and her siblings pave the frontier in education for generations to come, particularly for Aaron, her three-year-old son. “My son is my main priority,” Bautista said. “I want teach him to read and write. I want to get him in preschool while he’s three, but he’s gotta be potty trained first!” Beyond the Honors Transfer Council of California (HTCC), Bautista is also a member of Phi Theta Kappa, a community geared toward the excellence of two-year students. She also maintains her role of co-vice president of Fellowship in the Beta-Epsilon-Beta chapter of Saddleback College. During crunch time she can be found at the tutoring center in the LRC, or meeting with professors during office hours. “I want students to know

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HONORS: Daisy Bautista (left) with fellow honors student and Phi Theta Kappa member, Susan Cane. there should be no limitations. For them to take advantage of Saddleback’s resources and the tutoring center especially, for things like math and English,” Bautista said. Bautista’s affinity for education started early in life, going back to her days in middle school. “All of this really started at my middle school, Shore Cliffs, when I got involved in the Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID) program,” Bautista said. “Basically, it’s for students who don’t have that orientation or what classes to take. All they know is that [they are] determined and want to go to a four-year university.” Bautista’s commitment to grade school honors programs continues today. She oversees the promotion of honor programs in high schools as project chair through outreach and campus events like club rush. “As a first generation student, I know it can be challenging to know what steps come next,” Bautista said. Daisy carries heavy responsibilities, as well as a work load that demands a strong level of time management. Despite these challenges, Daisy does not come off as the hermit book hauler many perceive honor students to be. She has a sunny disposition on her projects and deals with the stress through admirable positivity. “Don’t get me wrong, it’s difficult. You have these assignments and I get kinda

scared, like ‘I really don’t wanna do this,’’ Bautista said. “So what I do, it’s pretty cheesy, I have this board, and will write stuff out like ‘I can do this…I’m having fun…’ I have to mentally prepare myself.” Through Bautista’s work we see that higher learning programs aren’t the nightmare that people make them out to be. In fact it’s understandable to hear these acronyms and organizations like HTCC, Phi Theta Kappa, WRHC; only to be turned away by the information over-load. However, these Honors Societies can offer a world of professional opportunities and resources to succeed. Priority registration, exclusive study rooms, special transfer center counseling, smaller classes and enhanced preparation for upper division work are merely a few perks. “It’s all about action” Bautista said. “You can’t be afraid to make mistakes. It should be normal for you to make mistakes. To have a growth mindset, intelligence and skill are not fixed.” Bautista will be transferring to UCI, where she will finish her degree in pre-progressive American history, and soon afterwards tackle law school at her choice of Irvine or UCLA. She wishes to become a public defender, working to represent underprivileged juveniles dealing with the justice system.

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Saddleback student Lucy E. Patton creates this ceramic piece using clay and mixedmedia. TEA POT #1:

7 Wednesday 8 Thursday • Strawberry shortcake will be served in bowls made by fine art students and faculty today from 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. in the fine arts courtyard. • The Department of Theatre Arts will present a musical theatre showcase at 5 p.m. in the fine arts courtyard. • Art talk “Auction Houses, Galleries, and Museums: Art History at Work”, will be given by faculty members Dr. Patricia Levin and Dr. Deborah Solon at 6 p.m. in FA 202. • The Angels for the Arts will host a reception with champagne and dessert at 6 p.m. before the Angels Scholarship and Transfer Recognition Recital in the McKinney Theatre at 7 p.m.

• Speech and debate students will perform at the speech showcase in the Fine Arts courtyard at noon. • Award-winning comedy All in the Timing will be performed in the Studio Theatre at 7:30 p.m. • The Commercial Music Ensemble, Saddleback’s newest addition to the music department, will perform classic rock, folk, hip-hop, and original compositions in the McKinney Theatre at 7:30 p.m.

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9 Friday • A Chamber Music Performance will be held in the McKinney Theatre at 9 a.m. • The Printmaking WoodBlock event will be held in the fine arts courtyard at 7:30 p.m. Students will be able to carve a block of wood for free to take home with them. • Saddleback’s Wind Ensemble performs in the McKinney theatre at 7:30 p.m.

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NUMBER 7 OF 8: Saddleback student George Kornivsky creates a sculpture and ceramic piece.

IVC theatre students abandon color

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IVC theatre students preview the dramedy “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” Thursday at 8 p.m. in the studio theatre. The play illustrates the main character’s journey with a greyscale set. “It’s really difficult to paint color in a world of grey, and that’s what McMurphy is trying to do,” said Bonnie Dolan, 23-year-old Theatre major. “He’s trying to push back against her control. It’s a great visual representation of the story.” Based on the 1962 novel, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest follows rogue Patrick McMurphy and the other inmates who suffer under the authoritarian Nurse Ratched.

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“The greyscale is a cool choice for the show because it really perfectly illustrates the opressiveness with which Nurse Ratched runs the ward,” Dolan said. “Everything is grey, so everything’s the same, monotonous, controlled environment for the patients.” IVC students have been preparing and rehearsing for six months to perfect their roles. The show will officially open Friday at 8 p.m. and continue through May. lgoetsch.lariat@gmail.com FLIER:

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Saddleback student athletes earn a higher GPA than full-time students

Success throughout student athletics have become more strict Saddleback College but produce positive numbers to show success in program Adam kolvites

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All community college student athlete transfers enrolled since the 2012-13 academic year are now held to the National Collegiate Athletic Association requirement of at least a 2.5 grade point average. According to recent statistics from a 2014 press release by the Saddleback Athletics Office Saddleback says that since 2008 student athletes who are also full-time athletes have earned an average 2.75 GPA. “Our initial drive or proponent behind providing this information was to show the community that student athletes in particular regardless of their ethnicity are more successful in the classroom as well as on the field because there is also a misnomer out there, ‘those stupid jocks don’t know anything, all you know is how to play basketball,’” said Senior Administrative Assistant Jess Perez. “That’s just not true especially at this level, I don’t know what it’s like coming out of high school but the first thing that happens when they get to this level especially here at Saddleback we are constantly pushing them you that you a are a student first before you are an athlete, student athlete. So you got to do the job in the classroom and the caveat to that is if you don’t, you can’t play sports.” Saddleback College student athletes on average earn the highest GPA on campus while also earning the most term units per semester, accord-

ing to the press release. success rate. Since 2008 when students athlete educationAccording to the student success scorecard, al statistics started to be studied by staff of the 75.8 percent of Asian students successfully Division of Kinesiology and Athletics at Saddle- transfer -- 17.6 percent more students than the back, student athletes at Saddleback earn on av- second highest ethnic group. erage .06 points higher than that of regular fullHowever, student athletes who are Asian earn time students. a higher GPA than those Asian students who are “80 percent success rate as far as students only full-time students. Student athletes of all transferring out of Saddleback to four-year uni- genders and ethnicities earn higher GPA’s than versities, that number is still accurate,” Perez those students who are strictly full-time. said. “What that “There is a is based on, this is misnomer out Simply looking at over- there for a lot based on data that is collected by the the kids out all graduates who leave of district, our district there who think, here with or without an ‘Oh, I’m going level.” Compared to actual degree, you can com- to be the next full-time students Michael Jordan plete your degree requirements and all part-time or Kobe Bryant students attending but not actually receive your or whatever,’ Saddleback, stuplaying basketdent athletes have degree here, you have that op- ball or football the largest success tion as a student.” and when they rate transferring to start to see their a four-year univer- - Jess Perez, senior administrative dreams fall apart sity with the necthey got nothing assistant for athletic office essary amount of to go back to. units to transfer. So that’s kind of “This is kind of where that becomparing students athletes versus the other stu- gins, is teaching at a elementary, middle school dents and their ethnicity, so you can see in every then high school level, education, education, edsingle area we are right at or higher than the av- ucation, and so now there is some data to support erage student here,” Perez said. that. There’s been a couple generations who have Although Saddleback student athletes are come through the community college level, so I ethnically diverse, ethnicity isn’t a factor in de- think that was a big proponent,” said Perez. termining the success rate of one athlete versus Saddleback College Athletics also offers the another. Program Assisting Student-Athlete Success proThe only students who are full-time that earn gram which is based out of Saddleback’s Learnhigher grades than student athletes are Asian stu- ing Resource Center. It provides students with dents who earn about three percent of a higher free tutoring Monday through Friday.

Any students at Saddleback are able to use the LRC, it is not only limited to athletes or priority students. The LRC is open to students from 8 a.m. - 8 p.m. (Monday - Thursday) and 8 a.m. - 2 p.m. (Friday). All students have to do is login on Mysite, the school’s class registration program, and enroll in tutoring programs. Although student athletes at Saddleback are priority students who qualify for priority registration, they do not have priority over students for getting tutoring in the LRC. “Simply looking at overall graduates who leave here with or without an actual degree, you can complete your degree requirements but not actually receive your degree here, you have that option as a student,” Perez said. “Whether they applied for and actually received the degree or whether they just completed the degree requirements at the community college level. It still applies, they’re still moving on they’re still transferring so that’s the data thats looked at, that’s recorded and then collected and provided to us.” Saddleback College out of all other California Community Colleges ranks in the 10 percentile in transferring students to University of California and in the top 25 percentile transferring to California State Universities. Saddleback has transferred students to 104 four-year universities after they met their transferable requirements. According to the student success scorecard, approximately 57 percent of Saddleback students successfully transfer. “Education is the pathway to success, sports can be also but you need something to rely on to fall back on if sports don’t work,” Perez said. akolvites.lariat@gmail.com

Lady Gauchos softball move on to Super Regionals Saddleback sweeps Cypress (5-4, 3-2), in best-of-three Southern California Regional Ployffs tournament game

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According to Saddlebackgauchos.com the lady Gauchos softball team swept through a best-of-three series, 2-0, against East Los Angeles College during the Southern California Regional Playoffs, Saturday and Sunday at Monterey Park. Saddleback (26-14) beat East LA (29-10) in nine innings, 5-4 on Saturday after Sarah DiTommaso successfully hit a pinch hit home run over the center field fence. The Huskies had a second chance on Sunday but the Gauchos were able to, again, overcome their opponent, 3-2 to move on to Cypress College (30-12) for the Super Regional Tournament this upcoming Friday. The Gauchos now 27-14 will face Cypress College, who they have defeated two times this season with one loss, away at Cypress in the Super Regionals, in a four-team tournament. Mt. San Antonio College (33-8) and College of the Desert (36-6) will be the other two

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Saddleback’s softball team take a 5-4, 3-2 best-of-three victory in the Southern California Regional Playoffs against East Los Angeles College. teams facing each other. Contact Assistant Athletic Director and Sports Information Director Jerry Hannula at (949) 582-4490 or go onto saddlebackgauchos.com for more information. akolvites.lariat@gmail.com

12th annual golf fundraiser for Saddleback College Foundation Early bird specials, four-man Scramble format, rain or shine events will be hosted at Tijeria Creek Golf Club Adam kolvites

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Saddleback College’s Athletic Department will be hosting their 12th annual fundraising golf tournament at Tijeras Creek Golf Club in Rancho Santa Margarita, 12:30 p.m., May 29. There will be an early bird special pricing of $175 per person before May 16 and $200 after May 16.

There is also a early bird foursome price of $700 before May 16 and after $800. The foursomes will be played in a four-man Scramble format. Check in starts at 10:30 a.m. and shotgun start goes off at 12:30 p.m. After the outing is over, social hour starts at 5:30 p.m. followed by a dinner and prize drawings at 6:30 p.m. If there is a rain out, dinner and a prize ceremony will still held at the Tijeras Creek Golf Club. A $50 portion of your entry fee will be donated to the Saddleback College Foundation. For more information or questions contact Jerry Hannula at (949) 582-4490. akolvites.lariat@gmail.com

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2014 Saddleback College Football Schedule

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